Oracle Forms Tired

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Oracle Forms Your application isn’t dead, it’s just tired

Michael Ferrante Oracle Principal Product Manager November 2014


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Program Agenda

Road Map - Past to Present

Upgrading

Application Enhancement Tips

A Look into the Future

Contact Information

Q & A

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Oracle Forms Road Map Past to present


2005 2009 2011 2015 2013 2014 2012 2010 2016 . . .

Product Roadmap

Forms & Reports 10gR2 [Jan 2005 – Dec 2011]

Forms & Reports 11gR1 [Jun 2009 – Jun 2014]

Forms & Reports 11gR2 [Oct 2011 – Oct 2016]

Forms & Reports 12c [ TBD ]

This roadmap represents the time between General Availability and the end of Premier Support. Refer to the Oracle Lifetime Support Policy documentation for the latest dates. Exact date for the release of 12c is still to be determined, but is currently planned for sometime in CY2015

http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lifetime-support-middleware-069163.pdf


The Time to Act is Now Product support timeline

http://www.oracle.com/us/support/lifetime-support

Note: The next version (e.g. 12c) will be added to the Lifetime Support Policy after it has been released.

For detailed desupport information about 6i (6.0.8), refer to MOS Note 228666.1


Oracle Forms Highlighted features

Oracle Forms 11.1.1

• WLS Integration

• JavaScript Integration

• Enhanced Java support

• Server-side events

• DB Proxy user support

• Enhanced sql logging

• Integration with ODL

GA 2005 GA 2009 GA 2011

Oracle Forms 10.1.2

• Runtime Pooling

• JVM Pooling

• Improved SSO Integration

• Improved EM Interface

• XML Conversion

Oracle Forms 11.1.2

• Support for OVAB

• Integration with OAM

• Schedule Runtime Prestart

• Forms Metric Agent

• Enhanced Net Diagnostics

• Oracle RUEI

• URLs in Image Items

• guiMode Parameter

• True window maximizing

• New installation options

• And more…

Oracle Forms xx.x.x

The next version of Forms is still being developed.

Exactly what new features it will include or when it will be released is still to be determined.

GA TBD

Note: Items in red are functional features that can be used to enhance an application’s UI and integration with other technologies.


Using Color to Improve Appearance A fresh look is only a colorScheme away

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Memory Lane - Character Mode Oracle Forms 4.5 presented in character mode.

This image was taken in 1998 and used in a training guide for Oracle employees. At that time, many of Oracle’s internal applications used Oracle Forms.

Although this old system has been decommissioned, several other internal systems still use Oracle Forms.


A Modern Look-And-Feel Oracle Forms 10.1.2+ launched from a browser.

This image is an example of how a more modern Oracle Forms application may appear. The overall blue shading in this application is the result of using the Oracle Forms color-scheme “SWAN”. The grid object and round ended buttons are generated using Java Beans and Pluggable Java Components (PJC).


Application color enhancements SWAN

Summit Demo

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OLAF Colors

• OLAFVeryLight

• OLAFLight

• OLAFDark

• OLAFVeryDark

• OLAF0

• OLAF1

• OLAF2

• OLAF3

• OLAF4

ColorSchemes

• Teal

• Titanium

• Red

• Khaki

• Blue

• Olive

• Purple

• BLAF

• SWAN

ColorSchemes and OLAF colors

Flexibility in Color


Summit Demo Item color enhancements

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Highlight the current record to improve visibility

Object colors that complement the overall application appearance

Highlight the current item to improve visibility


Summit Demo Color enhancements using PL/SQL – current item example

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Summit Demo Color enhancements declaratively – current record example

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Summit Demo Google static map integration

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Summit Demo Google static map integration code

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Other Visual Enhancements Forms applet parameter – guiMode and Java Script integration

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https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript


“Your application is your creation. Don’t blame the tools if your application looks and feels outdated. Make your application roar again. Upgrade and update today!”

– Michael Ferrante, Principal Product Manager, Oracle Corp.

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What Next Endless possibilities

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Oracle Forms What’s next – A sneak peak into the future

Features being reviewed for future releases:

• Forms Builder productivity improvements • New applet parameters for customizing runtime behavior • New and improved security features • New and improved JVM Controller features to improve performance and diagnosability • Performance improvements designed to leverage high memory systems (e.g. ExaLogic) • Access to more external and/or system events • Improved SSO integration • Improved diagnostic features • New client deployment options • New installation options • Many more still under review…


Contact Information Stay in touch with the Oracle Forms family


Oracle Forms Stay in touch with the family

Oracle Forms on the Oracle Technology Network http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/forms

Oracle Technology Network Forms Forum https://community.oracle.com/community/development_tools/forms

Oracle Communities (My-Oracle-Support) https://community.oracle.com/community/support/middleware/oracle_forms

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